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Kering & Cannes Film Festival To Honor Brazilian Filmmaker Marianna Brennand With Prestigious Women In Motion Prize Alongside Nicole Kidman At Glitzy Sunday Night Soiree
Brazilian filmmaker Marianna Brennand, whose harrowing 'Manas' focuses on child sexual abuse, will share the Women in Motion stage with Nicole Kidman in Cannes.
The stark topic of child sexual abuse is at the core of Brennand’s film Manas, set on Marajó Island where the Amazon empties into the Atlantic. On Sunday night, Brennand will be the recipient of the Kering and Festival du Cannes 2025 Women in Motion Emerging Talent Award because of the stunning achievement that Manas is. Because of harrowing court cases that I covered many years ago, and because my wife once worked for a charity that campaigned to prevent cruelty to children, and for other reasons too, I’m more aware than I ever should be of the denial in families where child abuse has occurred.
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